"The Funky Phantom" (1971) TV series 1971-

Directors:

Joseph Barbera
William Hanna

Writers:

Larz Bourne (story) (1971)
Tom Dagenais (story) (1971)
(more)

Seasons:

1 | unknown

Release Date:

11 September 1971 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Family | Fantasy | History

Plot:

Three teenagers and the ghost of a patriot from the American Revolution set across the country to uphold justice and fight discrimination.

Plot Keywords:

Teenager | Ghost | American History | Amateur Detective | Surrealism

Cast

Daws Butler

...

Jonathan 'Mudsy' Muddlemore (unknown episodes)

Series Directed by
Joseph Barbera		(unknown episodes)
William Hanna		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Larz Bourne		(unknown episodes, 1971)
Tom Dagenais		(unknown episodes, 1971)
David Ketchum		(unknown episodes, 1971)
Bill Lutz		(unknown episodes, 1971)
Michael Maltese		(unknown episodes, 1971)
Jack Mendelsohn		(unknown episodes, 1971)
Joe Ruby		(unknown episodes, 1971)
Bruce Shelly		(unknown episodes, 1971)

Series Produced by
Zoran Janjic	....	associate producer (unknown episodes, 1971)
Art Scott	....	associate producer (unknown episodes, 1971)
Joseph Barbera	....	producer (unknown episodes)
William Hanna	....	producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
John Sangster		(unknown episodes, 1971)

Series Film Editing by
Eddy Graham		(unknown episodes, 1971)
Doug Holder		(unknown episodes, 1971)

Series Production Design by
Iwao Takamoto		(unknown episodes, 1971)

Series Production Management
Victor O. Schipek	....	production supervisor (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
George Singer	....	story director (unknown episodes, 1971)
Paul Sommer	....	story director (unknown episodes, 1971)
Howard Swift	....	story director (unknown episodes, 1971)

Series Animation Department
Stuart Barry	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1971)
Ray Bartle	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1971)
John Burge	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1971)
Chris Cuddington	....	layout artist (unknown episodes, 1971)
Don Ezard	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1971)
Mick Faulkner	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1971)
Milton Fredlund	....	layout artist (unknown episodes, 1971)
Warwick Gilbert	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1971)
Leif Gram	....	layout artist (unknown episodes, 1971)
David High	....	background stylist (unknown episodes, 1971)
Jane LeRossignol	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1971)
Peter Luschwitz	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1971)
Don MacKinnon	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1971)
Gwyn Perkins	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1971)
Kevin Roper	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1971)
Laurie Sharpe	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1971)
Robbert Smit	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1971)
Jean Tych	....	animator (unknown episodes, 1971)
Richard Zaloudek	....	background stylist (unknown episodes, 1971)

Production Companies

• Hanna-Barbera Productions
• Air Programs International (API) (in association with)

Distributors

• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1971-1973)
• Taft H-B Program Sales (1977-1979)
• Telepictures Distribution (1996-)
• Turner Program Services (TPS) (1992-1996)
• Warner Home Video (2010) (USA) (DVD) (complete series) (DVD-R)
• Worldvision Enterprises (1979-1992)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

30 min | USA:30 min (17 episodes)

Country:

USA | Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-G

Company:

Hanna-Barbera Productions

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated: Mystery Solvers Club State Finals (#1.14)" (2011)

Lame Scooby Doo Ripoff

.Only thing I did like about this cartoon was the theme song- it was catchy but other than that it was a shameless ripoff of Scooby Doo(Kids solving mysteries with the help of a sidekick- in this case a ghost and a cat instead of a dog and even a Shaggy like character(Skip) is involved.

The Plot: 2 guys and a Girl get caught in a storm and end up taking shelter in a spooky old house. One of the guys notices an old clock set to the wrong time ,when he sets it to midnight a ghost and his cat emerge.(Daws Butler who provided the voice of the phantom basically copies Snagglepuss's voice and its really bad).

The ghosts are from the revolutionary war time period and end up going along with the kids solving mysteries much like the Scooby Doo gang. Only lasted one season for obvious reasons,this had already been done alot better with Scooby Doo and we Sat morning cartoon brats were wise to it and preferred Scooby over this mess.